Definition

Noun: * The baseball playing field: The entire area of ground, including the infield and outfield, where the game of baseball is played. It is specifically designed and marked with bases, a pitcher's mound, and boundary lines for this sport.

Usage

• This term refers to the complete, official playing surface for baseball. It is a compound noun where "baseball" specifies the type of "field."
• It is commonly used in contexts discussing the sport's venue, its condition, or activities happening on it.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The children ran out onto the baseball field for practice.
  • The new stadium features a perfectly maintained baseball field.
  • After the rain, the baseball field was too muddy to use.

Advanced Usage

• While "baseball field" is the standard term, in specific contexts like professional sports, terms like "ballpark" or "stadium" are used to refer to the entire facility, which contains the baseball field.
  • We went to the ballpark to watch the game. (This implies the entire stadium complex).

Variants and Related Words

• Ballfield (noun): A general term for a field used for playing ball games, which can include a baseball field.
• Diamond (noun): Informally refers specifically to the infield of a baseball field, shaped like a diamond, where the bases are located.
  • The shortstop fielded the ball cleanly on the diamond.
• Infield (noun): The area of the baseball field within the baselines and containing the bases and pitcher's mound.
• Outfield (noun): The area of the baseball field beyond the infield, between the baselines and the outfield fence.

Synonyms

• Ballpark (when referring to the facility containing the field).
• Diamond (when referring specifically to the infield area).

Related Phrases

• Take the field: A phrase meaning for a team to go onto the baseball field to start playing defense.
  • The home team will take the field after the top of the inning.

Noun

1. the baseball playing field